Biden mocks Trump on anniversary of COVID bleach controversy

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Source: Axios

1 hour ago


President Biden mocked former President Trump Tuesday over his infamous suggestion — delivered at a White House briefing exactly four years ago — that COVID could be treated with an "injection" of disinfectant.

"Don't inject bleach. And don't vote for the guy who told you to inject bleach," Biden tweeted.

Why it matters: The Biden campaign sees the viral moment as a perfect encapsulation of the chaos and uncertainty that surrounded the Trump presidency in the early days of the pandemic.

The campaign is intent on reminding the American public how Trump handled the historic crisis, especially with polling suggesting views of his presidency have become far more positive since the fall of 2020.

"Are you better off than you were four years ago?" a Democratic National Committee account tweeted in response to a clip of Trump's comments blasted out by the Biden campaign.

Flashback: Trump made the stunning suggestion during one of his signature, free-wheeling COVID press conferences on April 23, 2020.

Discussing the effects of light and humidity on how the virus spreads, Trump claimed that his health advisers were going to "test" whether "very powerful light" could be brought "inside the body" to kill COVID.

He then continued: "And then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning. ... It would be interesting to check that."

Zoom out: Trump's comments prompted the maker of disinfectants Lysol and Dettol to issue a statement warning that "under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body."

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2024/04/23/trump-covid-biden-disinfectant-bleach

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Don’t inject bleach.

And don’t vote for the guy who told you to inject bleach.
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Four years ago today, Trump told Americans to inject bleach on national television
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1:20 PM · Apr 23, 2024

[Raven123]

1. People have short memories. Good to issue reminders

[ffr]

2. I read what he said from the podium that day. What of clusterfuck of a word salad.

If I had one wish I'd love to see come true for 5 minutes, it would be DJT changing party affiliation back to Democrat. Let Fox Noise and the RW think tanks spew out their hatred of this stupid dipshit's own words against him FOR ONCE!

Then sit back and watch as the Russian loving MAGAs twist their heads off turning on him. Now that, would be TREMENDOUS!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. It's still hard to believe that thing was installed in our White House.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. And don't take horse de-wormer

Or stick a UV light up your ass.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. Happy Inject Bleach Day to all who celebrate!

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. Fourth Anniversary of Donald Trump's urging Americans to inject disinfectant into their bodies to get rid of Covid,

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